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James Daniels

Death by Force
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In the tumultuous spring of 1931, amidst the rugged landscape of Black Mountain, Kentucky, a violent clash erupted that would claim the life of 39-year-old James Daniels. A man employed as a guard for the Black Mountain Corporation, Daniels found himself on the front lines of a bitter and escalating labor dispute between the coal company and its miners. The region, fraught with tension, had become a powder keg of resentment over low wages and poor working conditions, and on the morning of May 5t ...Read More
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  • Harlan Enterprise: Harlan Daily Enterprise
    • Victim Details

    James Daniels

    Male

    Black-mountain

    KY

    1931-05-05

    39

    James

    Daniels

    12/03/2025

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